Quintin "Q" Williams
Co-Founder/Chief Design Officer/Entrepreneur/Professor
Atlanta, GA, USA
9126049642
www.creativeastronautventures.com
// I design to ultimately change the world. I design to inspire. [Q]
Work Experience
Savannah College Of Art & Design
Professor of Sneaker/Accessory Design
Professor of two courses:
Sketching and Rendering
Athletic Footwear Design
Sketching and Rendering
Athletic Footwear Design
March 2022
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Georgia, United States
Creative Astronaut Ventures LLC
Founder/Designer
Creative Astronaut Ventures is a professional design consultancy. Client history include DISNEY, Everlast, Spira, Silent Panda, Native Shoes, Bata and many more.
June 2009
- Present
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
SUPA Slydes
Design Director
// Develop and design footwear lines and branding strategies for the sandal brand.
September 2013
- March 2016
California, United States
Oranj Creative
Founder/President
The Oranj Creative Team has 30+ years submerged PASSIONATELY & CONSTANTLY in the culture surrounding Sport Performance, Lifestyle, Fashion & Streetwear. We have "Real Time" experiences growing the little brand in Beaverton, Oregon to the remote details of building product in Far East Asia. We are the consumer. The Oranj Creative Team prides ourselves at understanding Product Design, Branding and Selling to the Mass Consumer, Performance & Innovation, and the Hungry Athlete to the overtly picking Tastemaker.
January 2015
- July 2016
California, United States
Groove Revolution
Lead Footwear Designer
November 2013
- Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
Power Force Apparel
Lead Footwear Designer
I design inspirational footwear for you to wear.
June 2012
- July 2013
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Simple Factory Group
Footwear Designer 1
Commissioned to develop a new line of athletic hiking boots while working on factory location. Revised outsole blueprints, wood-molds, tech-packs, and pull-overs for various clients. Delivered new, innovative samples to client.
March 2012
- April 2012
Dongguan, China
PENSOLE Footwear Academy
Footwear Design Student
Was one of 23 students from around the world to be hand-picked by D'Wayne Edwards (Former Design Director for JORDAN Brand) to attend a three-week footwear design course.
August 2011
- September 2011
Portland, Oregon, United States
Simple Factory Group
Footwear Design Intern
Developed multiple upper, outsole, and innovative boot technologies. Delivered 2D & 3D renderings, upper and outsole specifications for various clients. Research trends, identified problems, and conceptualize solutions.
May 2011
- August 2011
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Freescale Semiconductor
Industrial Design Intern
Compiled data to design the next step in home entertainment integration. Deliverables included detailed research, surveys, branding, graphic presentations, ideation sketches, concept development, 3D computer models and renders, interface prototypes, and physical prototype models.
January 2011
- March 2011
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Education
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
September 2007
- November 2011
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Artificial Intelligence,